okay so the EU finance ministers are meeting tonight to discuss the new long term budget (2007-2013). Some of the main contributors to the EU budget, germany, netherlands, UK, france, austria and sweden wants a smaller budget with a 1% ceiling of the GDP, while many others, amongst them mr Barosso, want a larger one.

But since these countries obviously have more influence over how much the EU should spend, they will probably get right. However whats pissing me off big time is that instead of cutting on the CAP (common agriculture policices) they decided to cut on things the like regional aid, lissabon agenda, and R&D which is totally retarded imo.

And i really hope that the UKs rebate will be taken away, its no way it can be justified!

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/4566483.stm

Well you can blame France (and Poland) for CAP!

the CAP is too important ....glad we didn't cut the aids......

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Originally posted by h0tsweetbabyd0l the CAP is too important ....

so, please defend how the hell we can spend an amount of money thats higher than the GDP of spain on a policy that only makes our economy slow down and keep ineffient business in business, and also that keeps the third world countries back!

CAP indirectly kills 6,600 people in developing countries every day!!!

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Originally posted by St_Andrew so, please defend how the hell we can spend an amount of money thats higher than the GDP of spain on a policy that only makes our economy slow down and keep ineffient business in business, and also that keeps the third world countries back! CAP indirectly kills 6,600 people in developing countries every day!!!

mmh u might be true then

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Originally posted by h0tsweetbabyd0l the CAP is too important ....glad we didn't cut the aids......

That's right, paying lazy rich twats to sit on their arses and grow NOTHING in their fields is very important

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Originally posted by George Smiley That's right, paying lazy rich twats to sit on their arses and grow NOTHING in their fields is very important

and why do you rich UK bastards sit and pay less to the EU when even countries that are almost third world countries have to pay more than you?!

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Originally posted by St_Andrew and why do you rich UK bastards sit and pay less to the EU when even countries that are almost third world countries have to pay more than you?!

Cos we are the most important and most powerful country in the Eu so you need to do what we say!

And that means cutting CAP, letting Turkey join and letting us have our rebate!

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Originally posted by George Smiley Cos we are the most important and most powerful country in the Eu so you need to do what we say!

yeah, and so does france say about CAP too!

Stealth edit after smileys stealth edit:

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And that means cutting CAP, letting Turkey join and letting us have our rebate!

If you are the ones to manage to cut CAP significantly i think your rebate is justified!!!

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Originally posted by George Smiley Cos we are the most important and most powerful country in the Eu so you need to do what we say!

lol i don't think so .....

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Originally posted by St_Andrew And i really hope that the UKs rebate will be taken away, its no way it can be justified!

Moot point we have a veto we'll give it right about we can be arsed.